高一英语Unit5_Canada-The_True_North课件_新课标_人教版_必修.ppt

* The CN Tower is the World‘s Tallest Building, It is about 553.33m. It was built in 1976 by Canadian National (CN) who wanted to demonstrate the strength of Canadian industry by building a tower taller than any other in the world. The Great Lakes are the largest fresh surface water system on Earth. It supplies about one-fifth of the worlds fresh surface water and nine-tenths of the U.S. water. 苏必利尔湖 休伦湖 密歇根湖 伊利湖 安大略湖 INFORMATION ABOUT CANADA Capital city: Size: Population: First settlers from: Official language: Natural resources: Ottawa the second largest country 30,000,000 England and France English and French Coal, oil, wood, natural gas and fresh water Unit 5 Canada The True North Read the passage 1.Try to find out the main idea. 2.Make notes when you find the names of the cities that the two girls have been. Fast Reading Q: What is the general idea of the passage? The passage is about a trip of two girls, and it tells us some information about Canada. What are the main places mentioned in the reading passage? (In time order) 1) Rocky Mountains 2) Vancouver 3) Calgary 4) Toronto 5) Thunder Bay at the top of Lake Superior 2 1 3 5 4 Careful Reading Para 1: Q1:Why are the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast? Because they want to travel across Canada. Q2: What is the continent they are crossing? Crossing the North America Continent. Para 2: Q: What is “The True North ”? “The True North ” is the train that run through Canada . The first stop: Q:According to Danny Li’s words, what can they see in Canada? Vancouver They will see mountains,and pass thousands of lakes,forests and wide rivers as well as cities. Vancouver’s population is increasing very rapidly. Why? Vancouver  Para 3:The afternoon’s activity: cross see Rocky Mountain mountain goat grizzly bear wild scenery The next stop: Calgary Stampede Calgary Calgary Stampede What happens at the Calgary Stampede? At the